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Acting at the Ice Cream Parlor

04.20.17 Posted in today's words by

Hadley Hury’s most recent poem to appear here was “Following the Moon” (November 2016) Acting at the Ice Cream Parlor By Hadley Hury In mid-afternoon there are no other people about, and he sits as anyone might on a hot day at one of the three or four tables, each shaded by its big umbrella, alongside […]


94 Bus, Sunland, Los Angeles

04.19.17 Posted in today's words by

Erren Gerraud Kelly’s most recent poem to appear here was “Sugar Maple Leaf . . . after the photography by Alexis Doshas” (March 2017) 94 Bus, Sunland, Los Angeles By Erren Gerraud Kelly Black widow on the 94 bus she’s a rock and roll punk goddess a goth angel, clad in black from head to toe […]


Nature Boy

04.18.17 Posted in today's words by

Nancy Scott McBride’s most recent poem to appear here was “Going Home” (February 2017)  Nature Boy By Nancy Scott McBride That’s what we used to call him, because he spent all his time outdoors, walking the woods and wading the streams of our little suburban town. He kept turtles in the bathtub and had a pet […]


The Imaginary Fisherman

04.17.17 Posted in today's words by

Dinachi Ikenna Dike’s most recent poem to appear here was “As We Walked Home” (December 2016) The Imaginary Fisherman By Dinachi Ikenna Dike I imagined I was a fisherman by the sea shore Away from the draining bustle of the city In the morning, I am casting my net in the waters At night, I am […]


The Message of Water

04.16.17 Posted in today's words by

James Piatt’s most recent poem to appear here was “Night Frogs II” (March 2017) The Message of Water By James G. Piatt Awakening to the morning sun glancing off a tranquil pond, I see a softly meandering brook, blue with moisture formed. As I amble down an old deer trail beside the brook covered with glistening […]


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